Attachment_4_-_Section_M-_Evaluation_Criteria_Revised.docx

Attachment 4- Section M

EVALUATION CRITERIA

1.1 BASIS FOR AWARD

The award shall be made to the responsible offerors whose proposals are determined to be the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). Technical acceptability will be evaluated based on Technical Approach, Key Personnel, Past Performance/ Performance Confidence Assessment, and not taking any exceptions to the terms and conditions of the solicitation.

The Government contemplates the award of multiple firm-fixed price contracts based upon successful offerors’ proposals. For LPTA proposals, this is done through the establishment of minimum requirements to be evaluated on an “acceptable” or “unacceptable” basis. Proposals are evaluated for acceptability, but not ranked using the non-price factors. In order to be considered awardable, there must be an “acceptable” rating in every non-price factor "except for the exception noted under Factor 3 Past Performance/Confidence Assessment".

The Government anticipates making multiple contract awards resulting from this solicitation. The number of awards will depend on what is in the best interest of the Government. The Government will award to a number of offerors whose proposals are the lowest evaluated price with technically acceptable proposals.

This LPTA evaluation includes the following non-price factors:

Factor 1: Technical Approach Factor 2: Key Personnel Factor 3: Past Performance/ Performance Confidence Assessment Aspect 1: Recency Aspect 2: Relevancy Aspect 3: Quality of Offeror’s Past Performance

Only the proposals found to be technically acceptable will be considered for award. Technically acceptable means a proposal is “acceptable” for all factors.

Price will be evaluated for fairness and reasonableness.

The proposal must demonstrate to the Government’s satisfaction that the offeror is able to provide services that will ensure the successful accomplishment of the requirements outlined in the PWS. The Government will evaluate the offerors on the basis of the information presented in the written proposal. However, the Government may use information other than that provided by the offeror, including market research, in its evaluation. Proposal information provided for one factor may be used to assess other factors if the Government deems it appropriate.

1.2 AWARD WITHOUT DISCUSSION

The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. The Government may elect not to make an award if it is determined to be in the best interest of the Government.

1.3 NON-PRICE EVALUATION FACTORS

The following non-price factors will be used to evaluate proposals.

Factor 1: Technical Approach

The offeror’s technical approach will be evaluated to assess whether the approach will successfully accomplish the requirements outlined in the Network Infrastructure Support Services PWS to include at a minimum the proposal should address the ability to provide a viable, supportable, and secure network among all DLA activities and sites. All existing network infrastructures must be compatible with the existing overall network architecture and ensure they meet the DoD standards for securing the networks during peacetime and war.

The offeror’s technical approach will be evaluated to access whether the approach will successfully accomplish the primary mission to provide the required technical services necessary for implementing and configuring telecommunication / network infrastructure upgrade efforts across the DLA network at identified locations. High level objectives of these services include:

· Site Survey, Design, and Installation of IT Network Infrastructure to Upgrade and/or reconfigure existing network infrastructure at identified locations.

· Provide engineering services support at identified locations.

The offeror’s technical approach will be evaluated to access whether the approach will successfully accomplish the required designs, equipment procurement packages, installations, configurations and necessary network upgrades. Contractors shall provide documentation regarding enforceable commitments with subcontractors along with proposals and subsequent Task Orders.

Factor 2: Key Personnel The proposed key personnel assigned to this effort will be evaluated to determine whether the individuals possess the requisite qualifications and experience referenced in the PWS. Key personnel proposed shall, at a minimum, clearly demonstrate that the personnel possess the minimum skills as stated in Section 15 of the PWS.

Factor 3: Past Performance/ Performance Confidence Assessment

The past performance evaluation results in a performance confidence assessment of the offeror’s probability of meeting the minimum performance requirements stated in the solicitation. This assessment is based on the offeror's record of recent (Aspect 1) and relevant (Aspect 2) past performance and the quality (Aspect 3) of the past performance on same and similar services as required under the RFP.

Recency will be determined by whether the offeror has experience with similar contracts within the last three years.

Relevancy will determine whether the offeror’s past performance is relevant or not relevant to the effort being acquired. In establishing what is relevant for the acquisition, consideration shall be given to what aspects of an offeror’s contract history would give the most confidence that the offeror will satisfy the current procurement. Common elements of relevancy include similarity of service / support, complexity, dollar value, and contract type.

Past performance will also be evaluated to determine how well the offeror performed on the contracts. The past performance evaluation process gathers information from provided points of contact on how well the offeror performed those past contracts and includes history of successful completion of projects; history of producing high-quality reports and deliverables; commitment to customer satisfaction and history of staying on schedule and within budget. Past Performance information may be obtained from Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), Contractor Performance / Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) or other sources available to the Government. The Past Performance evaluation process does not establish, create, or change the existing record and history of the offeror’s past performance on present / past contracts.

Note: In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance in accordance with FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv). Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown (or neutral) past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, a neutral rating shall be considered “acceptable.”

1.4 Price Evaluation

The price proposal will be evaluated to determine whether the proposed labor rates and pricing for equipment/ material are reasonable. The submission of information other than cost or pricing data to support a determination of price reasonableness may be requested.

Rough Order of Magnitude (ROM) IDIQ Price Proposal:

Offeror’s proposal shall include pricing for all labor categories and equipment/ material listed on the ROM for the Base Period and both Option Periods. The offeror’s proposed pricing for all labor categories will be included in the IDIQ and will serve as the unit price (ceiling rate), which may not be exceeded, for subsequent task orders that will be issued under the IDIQ. The offeror may propose pricing lower than the ceiling rate on future task orders, but not higher. The offeror’s proposed pricing for all equipment/ material will be used for evaluation purposes only. The Government will calculate the proposed labor pricing by multiplying the proposed labor rates by the estimated labor hours for each labor category, then adding the totals for all labor categories to obtain a Labor Total Price for each base or option period. The Government will calculate the proposed equipment pricing by multiplying the proposed unit pricing by the estimated quantities for each item of equipment, then adding to totals for all items to obtain an Equipment Total Price for each base or option period. The Labor Total Price and Equipment Total Price for each base or option period will be combined to obtain a Total Price for the Base Period ROM, Option Period 1 ROM, and Option Period 2 ROM. The Government will then add the total pricing for the Base Period and Option Periods in order to calculate the ROM Grand Total. The ROM Grand Total will be used to evaluate proposals for award of the IDIQ. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).